Songwriting George Harrison

harrison wrote first song, don t bother me , while sick in hotel bed in bournemouth during august 1963, exercise see if write song , remembered. don t bother me appeared on band s second album, beatles, later year, on meet beatles! in in 1964. in 1965, contributed need , me album help!

his songwriting ability improved throughout beatles career, material did not earn full respect lennon, mccartney , producer george martin until near group s break-up. in 1969, mccartney told lennon: until year, our songs have been better george s. year songs @ least ours . harrison had difficulty getting band record songs. beatles albums 1965 onwards contain @ least 2 harrison compositions; 3 of songs appear on revolver, album on harrison came of age songwriter , according inglis.

of 1967 harrison song within without , author gerry farrell claimed harrison had created new form , calling composition quintessential fusion of pop , indian music . lennon called song 1 of harrison s best: mind , music clear. there innate talent, brought sound together. beatles biographer bob spitz described masterpiece, , intensely stirring romantic ballad challenge yesterday , michelle 1 of recognizable songs ever produced . according kenneth womack, harrison comes own on abbey road ... here comes sun matched – indeed, surpassed – , crowning achievement . inglis considered abbey road turning point in harrison s development songwriter , musician. described harrison s contributions lp exquisite , declaring them equal previous beatles songs. during album s recording, harrison asserted more creative control before, proactively rejecting suggestions changes music or lyrics, particularly mccartney.

his interest in indian music proved strong influence on songwriting , contributed innovation within beatles.

according mikal gilmore of rolling stone, harrison s openness new sounds , textures cleared new paths rock , roll compositions. use of dissonance on ... taxman , want tell revolutionary in popular music – , perhaps more creative avant-garde mannerisms lennon , mccartney borrowed music of karlheinz stockhausen, luciano berio, edgard varèse , igor stravinsky ... in 1997, gerry farrell commented: mark of harrison s sincere involvement ... that, thirty years on, beatles indian songs remain imaginative , successful examples of type of fusion.